Justin Worley, R.I. "bearded bandit," gets 6 years in prison in series of bank robberies

Justin Worley(left) pleaded guilty to being the bearded bandit (right), who robbed least eight banks in Rhode Island and one in Massachusetts.

CBS Boston

(AP) PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The 34-year-old man dubbed the "bearded bandit" has been sentenced to more than 6 years in prison for a string of bank robberies in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Justin Worley was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Providence to 6 years, one month in prison. He pleaded guilty in March to last year's robberies of eight banks in Rhode Island and one in Massachusetts. He took more than $32,000.